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Weight Loss Pills: Miracle Drugs or Money Wasters?
Losing weight is a lifelong commitment. It takes patience and self-discipline to stick with a weight loss program and wait for the end results. Many people want to find the magic shortcut that will make the process just a little shorter and less difficult. Many over-the-counter and prescription pills are purchased for just this purpose. They are available from pharmacies, natural health food store...
Why weight loss requires strength training, even in women and seniors
Did you know that strength training is crucial for successfully losing weight and keeping it off? I\'m talking about weight-bearing exercise. It doesn\'t have to be a huge, hulking workout where you\'re trying to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime, it just has to be some basic strength training. Why is strength training important for losing weight? Because a lot of people try to starv...
You see, the body is an adaptive system. It will adapt to whatever loads you place on it. So if you are a heavier person and you\'re carrying around body fat, then your body will adapt by creating stronger muscles to lift your body. It\'s almost like doing a leg press every time you get up out of the chair. If you weigh 300 lbs you\'re doing a 300 lb leg press, you see? Now if you were to drop 150...
Most people who are really committed to losing body fat are okay with the effort part. That hasn\'t been the problem. The problem has been finding a strategy that really works. What\'s a system that works? People tried the Atkins Diet or the low carb diet, and for many people that didn\'t work. People tried the low fat diet years ago -- well that didn\'t work, because everybody just loaded up on c...
Weight loss News
Robotic Weight-loss Surgery Appears Safe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Keyhole or "laparoscopic" surgery for obesity can be safely performed with a completely robotic approach, new research indicates. Whether this represents a real s...
Obesity in old age may not kill, but may disable
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity after the age of 70 may not shorten a person's life, but it may lead to more years of disability, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 7,...
Obese adults get fewer cancer screens, flu shots
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite their often higher risk of disease, obese adults are less likely than their thinner peers to get some of the most essential preventive health services, new study fi...